Allan “Al” Warner Shumaker, 71, of Wetmore, KS, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was born January 12, 1949 in Sabetha, KS, the son of Ernest and Edith (Rebenstorf) Shumaker.

    Al graduated Valedictorian from Wetmore High School in 1967. He later graduated Kansas University in 1971 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was a member of the PI Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau, Theta Tau along with earning the outstanding Mechanical Engineering student his senior year at KU. 

    He worked for Shell Oil Company and Lone Star Service Company as a drilling engineer where he spent a lot of time in the Middle East. Al enjoyed building and creating many projects around his farm but he was very passionate and took much pride in raising his purebred Hereford cattle. 

    Survivors include many cousins around the Wetmore area.

 Al was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Harold Ernest Shumaker.   

   Graveside Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Wetmore Cemetery in Wetmore. Memorials may be given to the Herford Cattle Association c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com